MQA Must Build Trust in Higher Ed
Malaysian Qualifications Agency needs to evolve from mere accreditation to a trust-building enabler in higher education, says Minister.
The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) expanding its role to ‘build trust’ is a predictable bureaucratic pivot. Trust is earned through demonstrable quality, not proclaimed by an agency. This move risks further entrenching a culture of performative compliance rather than genuine educational excellence. Will this be anything more than rebranding an existing broken process?
MQA's shift could foster greater public confidence and accountability, encouraging institutions to genuinely improve rather than merely comply. A focus on trust-building, if executed properly, could elevate Malaysian higher education standards.
- ·Bureaucratic expansion
- ·Trust through PR
- ·Performative compliance